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1960–1999

Rock Hits

Turn it up to eleven.

Four decades of guitars on the radio — from British-invasion shake to classic-rock anthems to the riffs that ruled FM. The songs that made you reach for the volume knob.

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All 252 tracks

252 tracks
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
1964
Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
1969
Silly Love Songs
Wings
1976
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
1977
Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
1981
Every Breath You Take
The Police
1983
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
1985
Look Away
Chicago
1989
The Letter
The Box Tops
1967
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Carpenters
1970
Maggie May
Rod Stewart
1971
Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
1974
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2
Pink Floyd
1980
Alone
Heart
1987
Need You Tonight
INXS
1987
Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
1967
American Woman
The Guess Who
1970
I Love Rock 'N Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
1982
I Miss You
Klymaxx
1986
Got My Mind Set on You
George Harrison
1988
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
1990
Crying
Roy Orbison
1961
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1964
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
1969
Without You
Harry Nilsson
1970
Come and Get Your Love
Redbone
1973
December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
The Four Seasons
1975

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▸ Did you know

  • Album-oriented rock (AOR) radio in the '70s is why these songs still feel like 'classic rock' today.
  • The electric guitar outsold the acoustic for the first time during this era's peak.